Where does “كيف” come from?

كيف (Algerian Arabic) comes from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.

كيف (Algerian Arabic): how; like

Definitions

  1. how; like

Ancestry of “كيف”, step by step

كيف traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كَيْف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate

via Arabic كَيْفَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَيْفَ

Words derived from “كيف

Every word from Arabic كَيْف